Data from The Economist BigMac index from January 2021 shows that the local price of a Big Mac in Denmark is 30 Danish kroner (DKK) and the price of a Big Mac in Costa Rica is 2350 Costa Rican colón (CRC). The exchange rate XCRC/DKK = 100.279. Assume there is no bid-ask spread. Calculate the

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Data from The Economist BigMac index from January 2021 shows that the local
price of a Big Mac in Denmark is 30 Danish kroner (DKK) and the price of a
Big Mac in Costa Rica is 2350 Costa Rican colón (CRC). The exchange rate
XCRC/DKK = 100.279. Assume there is no bid-ask spread.

Calculate the Purchasing Power Parity Rate PPPRCRC/DKK. What does this rate
measure?

 

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